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THE DUE WEST COLLEGES.
Life and Death.--The Young and the
Old Go Nence-.-Mnny Matters Oh
Personal Interest md Much that
will Entertain the Reader.
DUE WEST, June II. 1857.


| DIR. Grjer leaves to-day for Davidson College.
| Mir. II. p. McCee and family go 10 Green
vile to-day TO attend the commencement III
Messrs. J. Haync Mcnill, Med. Cater and
Thos. White of Abbeville, spent yesterday III
our town.
has been indSposed for few days. The pub
| lie is well served by Mr.. j. b. Bonner as post
The Board OF Health of this town will make
their regular monthly inspection of the town
next Monday. BE sure you are ready for
them, and have your premises properly
cleaned mp.
The cold wave yesterday and this morning
made fires delightfully."- pleasant, ,,
| There Is some talk of college journal
being issued by the two societies here.
| The public need full and complete sched-
ules Of the different railroads, and need them
very much.
One of our merchants closes his doors and
goes to his meals every time he sees certain
party coming toward The store.
The college campus has been rented 10 MT
w. c. Brock, who will supply the commence
ment crowd with ice cold refreshments on
| that occasion.
Messrs. srownlee Il Co. have had nm excel
| lent horse rack put up near their store.
! Mr.. James III. Pressly has arrived from
Marion Junction, Ala, where he has been
| teaching.
during commencement.
Mr.. j. steele Brice is visiting his mother
here. He has large school at Trenton.
| Misses Mary and Dorcas Henry are at home
again from Georgia. where they have been en-
Mrs. Eliza Shields, of Charlotte. N c., is
visiting her father and family, Mr.. James Y.
Sitton.
DR.. j. w. Wideman is of to Long Cane and
Little Mountain TO recuperate from his recent
sickness.
The pleasant countcnance of Mr.. Jno. A.
| johnson, of Washington, ID. C., Is seen ON our
streets lie expresses himself as delighted
| to get into the country again.
Some Of our people are preparing to 60 INTO
| the poultry business There's plenty OF work
| but not much money In 1t, here.
The programme for commencement Is as
full aS that OF previous years. The "clasS
day" feature will add much to the interestand
| enjoy ment Of the week.
ihe young men referred to by one of the
Anderson papers as coming to our commence
ment will meet with warm reception II this
cold wave should recede, and our due West
Mr.. w. Cowan Bowen has returned from
| College years course In the Bowling Green,
| KY, Business College.
Mr.. Patton Kennedy was on the streets sat.
urday. He will try the virtue Of some OF our
mineral springs as soon as he improves lit
Each of the two Literary Societies will add
about $50 worth Of books TO their Libraries IN
II few days
| only five of our young men attended the
picnlc at Honea Path last Saturday.
Many friends and relatives IN ms place OF
both Mrs. Hillary Devln and Mrs. Isa Nor
rah were sorry TO hear OF the death OF these
eStmable ladies.
Mr.. Harvey Clnkscales has twelve hun
dred dozen shcavcs Of wheat. and his other
crops Rre In like proportion.
a rattleSnake with seven rattlcs was killed
near Rev. j. n. Y0ung's residence last Friday.
Mr.. Tully &. Ellis killed five muskratS one
day last week. The corn Is being destroyed
by these pests on our creeks.
Mr.. Jno. w ClinkSc;lleS has several horses
SICK he fears with glandcrs. taken from q
Texas pony. An official Investigation will be
made.
We see that one man has made - martyr OF
himself By saying that the mistakes In n
newspaper article written by himself are not
attributable 10 the printer but his own care
lcSSness.
Hon. Henry Grady. of Atlanta. w. G. Nc.
Gowan, ESQ, Ahbeville, w. l.. Roddy. Esq, OF
Rock Hill and Mr.. r. l.. Gamble, OF Louis
bers OF the Euphemian Literary Society.
Prot. II. H. Watkins. who has bean In
charge OF splendid school for year or two
cepted a professorshp In the Academic De-
dartmenL In Furman University at Green
Vile. Mr.. Watkins has won honors well de-
served.
n company, has bought the property OF Mr..
Gaines near RaZor's mills on the Saluda Riv-
er, which includes II splendid shoal, and the
company will put up cotton factory there at
an early u;ly.
Mrs. Lula Power wife of Mr.. Henry J. Pow
er, died at her home, ten miles from here,
last Saturday morning. She was daughter
of the late Leroy Johnson. She had been
those providential evidences that calls forth
the sympathy Of every one for she leaves not
only dsconsolate husband. hut six little
children. She was m excellent woman Of
atIectionate, ndulgent mother, 4 kind friend,
and n serious loss TO her community. She
was buried at Little Mountain Presbyterian
church of which she WIS Wssn6 msmpeT dicd o the
home of her son-in-law, Mr.. John Ell Ellis.
last Thursday morning, after q few days Ill
ness. Mrs. Wakefield was mother In Israel,
having attained her SSth year almost, being
born on the 22nd OF August, 1893. She had
been n widow forty-four years and was the
mother of ten children, siX OF whom preceded
her TO the grave. Mrs. Wakefield was lady
of excellent character, kind and Obliging,
possessed OF much energy and Industry. Il
consistent member Of the First Creek Baptist
church, where her remains were laid away to
await the resurrection morn. A large circle
Of relatives and many friends will hold her
memory sacred.
About year ago Miss Mittie Haddon, Of
Tampa, Florida, came to this place to attend
college and to sec If the change Of climate
would benefit her health, as she was then sui.
fering from consumption. BY her quiet and
Christian walk she soon became a favorite
with both teachers and pupils. Her health
did not improve. a short time since Sne was
taken sick. and medical skill was called in,
but the time had come, and on last Saturday
morning she peacefully and happily passed
away. Her remains were laid away In the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian cemetery.
after short and beautiful services conducted
by Rev. DIR. Grier. The asSembage of peO-
pie ut the grave was very large, and the grave
was covered with flowers by The Junior Class
of the College. OF which she was a member.
President Kennedy paid her the following
beautiful tribute, at the grave, viz: Had I
BEEN called upon to select one of our number
best prepared for this terrible stroke, would
not have passed the deceased by" The ven-
er;lble grandfather. Mr.. Jno. Thomas Had
don, attended the funeral. u. G. d.